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NPR's Mark Roberts reports on a decision by the judge in the Oklahoma City bombing trial of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to split the trial in two. Lawyers for Nichols had requested a separate trial, fearing that their client would suffer if associated with McVeigh by a single jury. McVeigh will now be tried separately...and his trial will be conducted first.

In Belgrade, anti-government demonstrators filled the city center for the 19th consecutive day. Their mood is described as euphoric. They appeared confident that their complaints are getting through to the government of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on one of the most important groups leading the protest: university students.

where large numbers of Kurdish refugees are fleeing towards Iran. This exodus follows yesterday's capture of northern Iraq's biggest city by the Kurdish faction allied with Saddam Hussein.

CROAT FEDERATION - NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the president of Croatia, Franjo Tudjman (frahn-yoh TOOJ-man), met at the White House today with President Clinton. Tudjman is being pressured to make sure the Croats of Bosnia accept the results of the June election in the city of Mostar. So far, Bosnian Croats have rejected those results, threatening the shaky federation existing between Muslims and Croats in Bosnia.

Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has agreed not to be critical of President Clinton's actions in Iraq, despite earlier comments about the president's ``weak leadership.'' Dole addressed the American Legion's 78th national convention today in Salt Lake City. He spoke with the President by phone shortly beforehand. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

has taken control after months of struggle. In Belgrade today, Parliament is expected to vote to allow the opposition to take power over other cities in Serbia.

A shopper at an Oklahoma City mall makes a costly decision to save her beloved pooch from a mugger. But she has no regrets, and neither does Bailey the Yorkie.

U.S. military forces in Afghanistan shift efforts from combat to peacekeeping and reconstruction. The shift in policy is being tested in the eastern city of Gardez. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Gaza City the young Palestinians who are leading the uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. These young leaders are increasingly critical of corruption and mismanagement in the Palestinian Authority, as well as the way Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat is conducting peace negotiations with Israel.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the resurgence of NFL football in Baltimore. The Super Bowl this Sunday marks the return of a Baltimore team to the big game for the first time since the city's beloved Colts were taken away in the dead of night. Older fans still mourn the loss. But they've joined together with the younger generation to back the Ravens.